Brainerd Big Lots moving to Hamilton Place area

For the second time this year, a longtime Brainerd retailer is closing and moving to the Hamilton Place area.

Big Lots plans to open a 28,000-square-foot store in Hamilton Village shopping center off Gunbarrel Road by November, officials said Friday. The new store will occupy space formerly held by Books-A-Million, which closed earlier.

Toni Fink, a Big Lots spokeswoman, said plans are to close the store at 5952 Brainerd Road.